Publications
| the relationship between malaria parasitaemia and availability of healthcare facility in mpwapwa district, central tanzania. | a study was carried out in six villages located at different altitudes in mpwapwa district of central tanzania to determine malaria parasitaemia and transmission levels in villages with or without health care facilities. a total of 1119 schoolchildren (age = 5.9-12.3 years) were examined for malaria parasitaemia. plasmodiumfalciparum was the predominant malaria species accounting for 92.8% of all species. the average malaria prevalence rate among schoolchildren was 25.8% (range 1.5-53.8%). the g ... | 2006 | 17058796 |
| mosquito abundance, bed net coverage and other factors associated with variations in sporozoite infectivity rates in four villages of rural tanzania. | entomological surveys are of great importance in decision-making processes regarding malaria control strategies because they help to identify associations between vector abundance both species-specific ecology and disease intervention factors associated with malaria transmission. sporozoite infectivity rates, mosquito host blood meal source, bed net coverage and mosquito abundance were assessed in this study. | 2008 | 18423018 |